Abstract
s / Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 35 (2015) 400e417 402 measures ANOVA of blood and urine concentrations at allocated sampling times showed an increase in total blood Mg concentrations and urinary Mg excretion between the control group and the Mg supplemented groups. There was a trend for Mg supplementation to decrease reaction speed (P 1⁄4 0.07) when the control was compared with both the 2.5 g and 10 g added Mg groups. There was a significant difference shown between the control and 10 g added Mg treatment (P 1⁄4 0.025) using a paired Students t-test. Mean reaction speed (±SD) was Control, 5.3 ± 2.2 m/s; 2.5 g added Mg, 3.7 ± 1.8 m/s and 10 g added Mg, 3.1 ± 1.5 m/s, with no effect of day. This was comparable to the pre-study testing where unsedated horses had a mean reaction speed of 5.3 ± 1.8 m/s compared with 3.5 ± 1.5 m/sec when sedated. This is the first time an objective measurement of behavioral change due to oral magnesium supplementation has been reported in the horse.
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